Excuse my absense

Please excuse my absence from the blogging world, 

but I've been busy moving from this: 

to this: 

Which we are thrilled about, but would not recommend doing when you look like this: 

35 weeks

We loved our little Jasmine house! I'm particularly nostalgic because it was the first home we owned -- the place we worked so hard to renovate and where we shared so many memories! However, when the opportunity came to go up a little in size, the timing was perfect since our family is about to go up in size. So far, we are loving our new digs!

There is something about moving that becomes absolutely all consuming. And doing it while hugely pregnant is -- at best -- a big pain! We are so grateful to our families and friends for all their help. We simply could not have managed without them.

And now that we're mostly settled (OK, there's still nothing hung on the walls, but we can park in the garage) we can focus on the next big change coming in our lives: baby boy Larson... yep -- he still doesn't have a name.

Questionable fashion

The other morning Lydia opened one of my drawers and was elated to discover that I had a pink "backpack" in there.

 

I'm a little nervous about the type of school she's attending if this is the backpack that fits the bill :) 

Later she found a turquoise one and decided it was the perfect "purse" to complement her ensemble. Naturally she wanted to take these items with her later when we ran errands but clearly I had to draw the line. Lingerie "accessories" are for at home-use only!

30 years and 29 weeks

My wonderful husband celebrated the big 3-0 on Aug. 23. 

30 candles

 He's never been one to want a big fuss on his birthday and this year was no exception. Silly boy. I honored his wishes as far as not throwing a big party or anything (too bad) but I did try to make a big deal of things on his birthday. 

It started with a door decorating project at his school at 6:30 a.m. Then I took cupcakes over to the faculty room at lunchtime (lamely, I forgot to photograph any of these things). Then Lydia and I took popsicles for his students that afternoon.

That evening he picked meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner. That and gifts rounded out a rather quiet birthday. He said it was just what he wanted. 

The next night we went to dinner with his family and had cake and ice cream. 

Even without a lot of hoopla I hope he knows how much I love him! He works so hard for our family. He is my best friend and the one who makes me want to be a better person. Plus everything is just more fun when he is around. 

Happy birthday babe!

Modeling his water belt for running.

 

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I've not been as good at documenting the growth of my girth this pregnancy. I hope that isn't indicative of how I'm going to be documenting this little boy's life too. Afterall, I am a second child, so I don't want to act all nonchalant about a second child's milestones :)

Here's my first official profile picture this pregnancy.

 29 weeks

{Aug. 18. 2012}